SLAICO and SCI Form Partnership
Insurance veteran and largest funeral services provider team up to market final expense planning

HOUSTON, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard Life and Accident Insurance
Company and Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI) have formed a unique
partnership through SCI's Dignity Memorial(TM) network to market funeral
planning services in conjunction with Final Expense insurance.

This is an extraordinary combination of services offered by two industries
that usually operate independently of one another. By visiting
http://www.slaicoplanning.com, clients can preplan the details of their final
arrangements, understand the associated costs and make informed decisions to
purchase small face amount Final Expense whole life insurance policies in one
easy session.

SCI created "Dignity Planning(TM) as a free needs analysis program and
suitability tool, that gives financial professionals outside of the funeral
industry the ability to provide their clients an important component that is
usually missing in a complete financial plan," says David Frank, one of the
program's co-authors. "Final Event Planning is a caring plan that alleviates
two difficult burdens for a client's loved ones, the emotional and financial
burden that an end-of-life event can bring. Dignity Planning enables your
client and their loved ones to create an end of life plan in the privacy and
comfort of their own home. That way, they make good decisions based on facts,
not emotions."

Service Corporation International, through its Dignity Memorial network is
North America's largest provider of funeral, cremation and cemetery services,
including a network of funeral homes and cemeteries in 43 states, eight
Canadian Provinces and Puerto Rico.

Standard Life and Accident Insurance Company has been a leader in the
insurance industry since 1948 and is part of the American National family of
companies. They have been assigned a rating of A+ (Strong) from Standard and
Poor's, and rating of A (Excellent) from A.M. Best Company.